The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 02 November 1895


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The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.
In this second issue are included the following 8 stories:
"A Calaveras hold-up", by Roberta Littlehale: can love make a man mend his ways or are some relationships doomed from the start ?
"From a trolley post", by Margaret Dodge: a boring bus-stop wait is interrupted by a young boy's favourite pastime of hunting animals
"An andenken", by Julia Magruder (1854-1907): the story of a young artist's budding love in the romantic, yet wild landscape of the Tyrolian Alps
"The man from Maine", by J. D. Ellsworth: a chance encounter in a train shows the resourcefulness of some people to get what they most want
"A wedding tombstone", by Clarice Irene Clinghan: wouldn't a tombstone be a macabre wedding gift from a husband to his newly-wed bride ?
"The other one", by A. H. Gibson (1858-1929): in his dark wine-cellar, an old man makes a chilling confession to his bank-clerk
"Stateroom six", by William Albert Lewis (1856-??): the bad luck of a gambler proves the good fortune of a young girl
"Her eyes, your honor", by H. D. Umbstaetter (1851-1913): a resourceful lawyer stops at nothing to save a woman from the gallows
- Summary by Sonia (1 hr 53 min)

Chapters

A Calaveras hold-up, by Roberta Littlehale 17:46 Read by Dan Gurzynski
From a trolley post, by Margaret Dodge 8:32 Read by Sonia
An andenken, by Julia Magruder 27:21 Read by Katharina Glowalla
The man from Maine, by J. D. Ellsworth 7:15 Read by Shanna Lea Warner
A wedding tombstone, by Clarice Irene Clinghan 13:06 Read by Julie Burks
The other one, by A. H. Gibson 14:52 Read by Nemo
Stateroom six, by William Albert Lewis 6:50 Read by ToddHW
Her eyes, your honor, by H. D. Umbstaetter 17:30 Read by NarratorJ